The SuperLega Credem Banca Playoff Final series is now tied at 1-1, following a thrilling Game 2 that saw Cucine Lube Civitanova triumph over Itas Trentino in the tiebreak (25-21, 25-15, 19-25, 23-25, 17-15) in front of over 4000 fans at the Eurosuole Forum. The next game, Game 3, is set to take place on Sunday, May 7th, at the BLM Group Arena, while Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday, May 14th.
Despite dominating the first two sets, De Cecco, Zaytsev, and their teammates faced a fierce comeback from the Trentino. However, they managed to secure the win in the tiebreak thanks to their strong serve performance, with 9 aces compared to Trentino’s 5. The game’s MVP was the Lube Civitanova middle blocker, Chinenyeze, who scored an impressive 18 points with an 89% attack rate, while Michieletto was the top scorer on the opposing team with 19 points.
Cucine Lube Civitanova vs Itas Trentino 3-2 (25-21, 25-15, 19-25, 23-25, 17-15)
Cucine Lube Civitanova: De Cecco 2, Yant Herrera 15, Anzani 6, Zaytsev 17, Nikolov 17, Chinenyeze 18, Balaso (L), Bottolo 1, D’Amico (L), Garcia Fernandez 0, Ambrose, Diamantini, Gottardo, Sottile, Coach: Blengini
Itas Trentino: Sbertoli 2, Lavia 9, D’Heer 11, Kaziyski 11, Michieletto 19, Podrascanin 9, Pace (L), Nelli, Laurenzano (L), Dzavoronok 6, Cavuto, Berger, Lisinac, Depalma, Coach: Lorenzetti
